Grain size and heavy mineral distribution as related to hinterland and environmental conditions for modern beach sediments from the Gulfs of Antalya and Finike, eastern Mediterranean

Marine Geology

Volumn 240, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 185-196

  Ergin, Mustafa ^a   Keskin, Şeref ^b   Doǧan, A Umran ^a   Kadioǧlu, Yusuf Kaan ^a   Karakaş, Zehra ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

beach; eastern Mediterranean; geochemistry; grain size; Gulf of Antalya; Gulf of Finike; heavy minerals; sediment; southern Turkey

Indexed keywords

BULK SEDIMENTS; GULF OF ANTALYA; GULF OF FINIKE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MAGNETITE;

SEDIMENTS;

AMPHIBOLE; BEACH; COASTAL SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EPIDOTE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY MINERAL; MICA; PROVENANCE;

ANTALYA [TURKEY]; EURASIA; FINIKE BAY; GULF OF ANTALYA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TAURIDES; TURKEY;

MICAS;

EID: 34247859119     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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